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Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament Sport Baseball Conference Missouri Valley Conference Number of teams 8 Current stadium Charles H. Braun Stadium Current location Evansville, Indiana Played 1962–1964 1970–1980 1982–present Last contest 2024 Current champion Evansville (2nd title)Most championships Wichita State (18 titles)Official website mvc-sports.org baseball
Unknown (1949, 1951–1952, 1956, 1971, 1974–1975)
Tom Connor Field (1950, 1959, 1968)
Buffalo Stadium (1958, 1960)
Meyers Field (1961, 1970)
Busch Stadium (1962–1963)
Parkway Field (1964)
Sauget Field (1965–1966)
Fletcher Field (1967)
Oiler Park (1969)
Nat Buring Stadium (1972–1973)
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium (1977–1978)
Eck Stadium (1979–1981, 1983, 1985, 1987–1994, 1996–1997, 1999–2003, 2005–2006, 2008–2010, 2015)
Sycamore Stadium (1982, 2014, 2016, 2023)
Abe Martin Field / Itchy Jones Stadium (1984, 1986, 2021)
Lanphier Park (1995)
Bosse Field (1998)
Hammons Field (2004, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2022)
TD Ameritrade Park Omaha (2011)
Duffy Bass Field (2013, 2019)
Horner Ballpark (2018)
Charles H. Braun Stadium (2024)
Stillwater, Oklahoma (1949, 1952, 1956)
Peoria, Illinois (1950, 1959, 1968)
Tulsa, Oklahoma (1951, 1969, 1974–1975)
Houston, Texas (1958, 1960)
Cincinnati, Ohio (1961, 1970)
St. Louis, Missouri (1962–1963, 1965–1966)
Louisville, Kentucky (1964)
Collinsville, Illinois (1967)
St. Ann, Missouri (1971)
Memphis, Tennessee (1972–1973)
Omaha, Nebraska (1977–1978, 2011)
Wichita, Kansas (1979–1981, 1983, 1985, 1987–1994, 1996–1997, 1999–2003, 2005–2006, 2008–2010, 2015)
Terre Haute, Indiana (1982, 2014, 2016, 2023)
Carbondale, Illinois (1984, 1986, 2021)
Springfield, Illinois (1995)
Evansville, Indiana (1998, 2024)
Springfield, Missouri (2004, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2022)
Normal, Illinois (2013, 2019)
Dallas, Texas (2018)
The Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Missouri Valley Conference . Eight teams participate in the double-elimination tournament . The 2024 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball tournament was held in Evansville, Indiana at German American Bank Field .[ 1] The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship .
Year
Host city
Stadium
Championship Results
Champions
Series
Runner-ups
MVC Championship Series (1949–1952; 1956–1961)
1949
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Oklahoma A&M (West)
2 – 0
Bradley (East)
1950
Peoria, Illinois
Tom Connor Field
Bradley (East)
2 – 1
Oklahoma A&M (West)
1951
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Houston (West)
2 – 0
Bradley (East)
1952
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Saint Louis (North)
2 – 0
Houston (South) 1
1953
1954
1955
1956
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Bradley (East)
2 – 0
Oklahoma A&M (West)
1957
No series played[ a]
1958
Houston, Texas
Buffalo Stadium
Cincinnati (East)
2 – 1
Houston (West)
1959
Peoria, Illinois
Tom Connor Field
Bradley (East)
2 – 1
Houston (West)
1960
Houston, Texas
Buffalo Stadium
Houston (West)
1 – 0 [ b]
Cincinnati (East)
1961
Cincinnati, Ohio
Meyers Field
Cincinnati (East)
2 – 0
Tulsa (West)
MVC Tournament (1962–1964)
1962
St. Louis, Missouri
Busch Stadium
Bradley
1 – 0
Saint Louis
1963
Saint Louis
1 – 0
Bradley
1964
Louisville, Kentucky
Parkway Field
Saint Louis
1 – 0
Louisville
MVC Championship Series (1965–1970)
1965
St. Louis, Missouri
Sauget Field
Saint Louis (West)
2 – 0
Cincinnati (East)
1966
Saint Louis (East)
2 – 0
Wichita State (West)
1967
Collinsville, Illinois
Fletcher Field
Cincinnati (East)
2 – 1
Saint Louis (West)
1968
Peoria, Illinois
Tom Connor Field
Bradley (East)
2 – 0
Tulsa (West)
1969
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oiler Park
Tulsa (West)
2 – 1
Cincinnati (East)
1970
Cincinnati, Ohio
Meyers Field
Tulsa (West)
2 – 0
Cincinnati (East)
MVC Tournament (1971–1980)
1971
St. Ann, Missouri
Tulsa
2 – 0 [L]
Bradley
1972
Memphis, Tennessee
Nat Buring Stadium
Tulsa
1 – 0
Bradley
1973
Tulsa
1 – 0
Memphis State
1974
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa
1 – 0
Drake
1975
Tulsa
1 – 0
Southern Illinois
1976
Tournament cancelled due to inclement weather
1977
Omaha, Nebraska
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
Southern Illinois
1 – 0
Bradley
1978
Southern Illinois
1 – 0
Wichita State
1979
Wichita, Kansas
Eck Stadium
Indiana State
2 – 0 [L]
Tulsa
1980
Wichita State
1 – 0
Southern Illinois
MVC Championship Series (1981)
1981
Wichita, Kansas
Eck Stadium
Southern Illinois (East)
2 – 1
Wichita State (West)
MVC Tournament (1982–present)
1982
Terre Haute, Indiana
Sycamore Stadium
Wichita State (West)
1 – 0
Southern Illinois (East)
1983
Wichita, Kansas
Eck Stadium
Indiana State (East)
1 – 0
Southern Illinois (East)
1984
Carbondale, Illinois
Abe Martin Field
Indiana State
1 – 1
Wichita State
1985
Wichita, Kansas
Eck Stadium
Wichita State
1 – 0
Indiana State
1986
Carbondale, Illinois
Abe Martin Field
Indiana State
1 – 0
Southern Illinois
1987
Wichita, Kansas
Eck Stadium
Wichita State
2 – 0 [L]
Indiana State
1988
Wichita State
0 – 0 [ c]
Creighton
1989
Indiana State
1 – 0
Wichita State
1990
Southern Illinois
1 – 0
Creighton
1991
Wichita State
1 – 0
Creighton
1992
Wichita State
1 – 1
Creighton
1993
Wichita State
1 – 0
Indiana State
1994
1995
Springfield, Illinois
Lanphier Park
1996
Wichita, Kansas
Eck Stadium
1997
1998
Evansville, Indiana
Bosse Field
1999
Wichita, Kansas
Eck Stadium
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Springfield, Missouri
Hammons Field
2005
Wichita, Kansas
Eck Stadium
2006
2007
Springfield, Missouri
Hammons Field
2008
Wichita, Kansas
Eck Stadium
2009
2010
Illinois State
1 – 0
Wichita State
2011
Omaha, Nebraska
TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Creighton
1 – 0
Wichita State
2012
Springfield, Missouri
Hammons Field
Creighton
1 – 0
Southern Illinois
2013
Normal, Illinois
Duffy Bass Field
Wichita State
1 – 0
Illinois State
2014
Terre Haute, Indiana
Sycamore Stadium
Dallas Baptist
1 – 0
Illinois State
2015
Wichita, Kansas
Eck Stadium
Missouri State
1 – 0
Bradley
2016
Terre Haute, Indiana
Sycamore Stadium
Dallas Baptist
1 – 0
Missouri State
2017
Springfield, Missouri
Hammons Field
Dallas Baptist
1 – 0
Illinois State
2018
Dallas, Texas
Horner Ballpark
Missouri State
1 – 0
Dallas Baptist
2019
Normal, Illinois
Duffy Bass Field
Indiana State
2 – 0 [L]
Dallas Baptist
2020
Tournament canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Carbondale, Illinois
Itchy Jones Stadium
Dallas Baptist
1 – 0
Indiana State
2022
Springfield, Missouri
Hammons Field
Missouri State
1 – 1
Southern Illinois
2023
Terre Haute, Indiana
Sycamore Stadium
Indiana State
1 – 1
Evansville
2024
Evansville, Indiana
Charles H. Braun Stadium
Evansville
1 – 0
Indiana State
Legend
^ The 1957 series was rained out and no champion was crowned. The series was scheduled to be Bradley vs. Oklahoma A&M .
^ The 1960 series was originally scheduled to be a best-of-three format , but due to the May 20 doubleheader being rained out, they played a single game on May 21 for the championship.
^ In 1988, the MVC made a controversial decision by awarding Wichita State the championship after the title game against Creighton was suspended due to rain. The title game was set to be resumed the following Monday, with a second game if Creighton won, but the NCAA informed the MVC that it would only receive one bid to the NCAA tournament .
L Indicates the team that won the conference championship series was from the loser's bracket.
In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of appearances, then by winning percentage, and finally by year of first appearance. In the "Season(s)" column, bold years indicate winning appearances.
The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[ 2]
Year
Program
Site
1947
Oklahoma A&M
1948
Oklahoma A&M
1949
Oklahoma A&M
1950
Bradley
1951
Houston
1952
Saint Louis
1953
Houston
1954
Oklahoma A&M
1955
Oklahoma A&M
1956
Bradley
1957
Bradley
1958
Cincinnati
1959
Bradley
1960
Houston
1961
Cincinnati
1962
Bradley
1963
Saint Louis
1964
Saint Louis
1965
Saint Louis
1966
Saint Louis
1967
Cincinnati
1968
Bradley
1969
Tulsa
1970
Tulsa
1971
Tulsa
1972
Tulsa
1973
Tulsa
1974
Tulsa
1975
Tulsa
1976
No Tournament
1977
Southern Illinois
1978
Southern Illinois
1979
Indiana State
1980
Wichita State
1981
Southern Illinois
1982
Wichita State
1983
Indiana State
1984
Indiana State
1985
Wichita State
1986
Indiana State
1987
Wichita State
1988*
Wichita State
1989
Indiana State
1990
Southern Illinois
1991
Wichita State
1992
Wichita State
1993
Wichita State
1994
Illinois State
1995
Indiana State
1996
Missouri State
1997
Missouri State
1998
Wichita State
1999
Wichita State
2000
Wichita State
2001
Northern Iowa
2002
Wichita State
2003
Wichita State
2004
Wichita State
Hammons Field • Springfield, MO
2005
Wichita State
Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS
2006
Evansville
Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS
2007
Creighton
Hammons Field • Springfield, MO
2008
Wichita State
Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS
2009
Wichita State
Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS
2010
Illinois State
Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS
2011
Creighton
TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE
2012
Creighton
Hammons Field • Springfield, MO
2013
Wichita State
Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL
2014
Dallas Baptist
Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
2015
Missouri State
Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS
2016
Dallas Baptist
Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
2017
Dallas Baptist
Hammons Field • Springfield, MO
2018
Missouri State
Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX
2019
Indiana State
Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL
2020
Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021
Dallas Baptist
Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, IL
2022
Missouri State
Hammons Field • Springfield, MO
2023
Indiana State
Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
2024
Evansville
German American Bank Field • Evansville, IN
*Indicates declared champion, tournament final canceled due to inclement weather.
The following is a list of tournament championships listed by school.
Program
No. of titles
Title years
Wichita State
18
1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2013
Indiana State
8
1979, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1995, 2019, 2023
Tulsa
7
1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
Bradley
6
1950, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1968
Oklahoma A&M
5
1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1955
Saint Louis
5
1952, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
Missouri State
5
1996, 1997, 2015 , 2018 , 2022
Dallas Baptist
4
2014 , 2016 , 2017 , 2021
Southern Illinois
4
1977, 1978, 1981, 1990
Cincinnati
3
1958, 1961, 1967
Creighton
3
2007, 2011, 2012
Houston
3
1951, 1953, 1960
Evansville
2
2006, 2024
Illinois State
2
1994, 2010
Northern Iowa
1
2001
Italics indicate that the program no longer fields a baseball team in the Missouri Valley Conference.
NCAA Division I baseball conference tournaments
Active Former
Playoffs Tournament No playoff or tournament in the years marked in grey.